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Saturday, 01 June 2019 16:30

Surplus flowers don’t go to waste

Ursula Stone is hoping to expand Flower Bank, a pioneering New Barnet project for making use of unwanted supermarket flowers
A pioneering New Barnet project for re-using supermarket flowers that have passed their sell-by dates is hoping to secure Lottery funding to expand its work teaching flower arranging to young offenders and residents at care homes.
Sunday, 26 May 2019 08:58

Farming experience for Totteridge Academy

Two swarms of bees are the first arrivals at a school farm which is being established at Totteridge Academy under the care of charity farm manager Sarah Alun-Jones
A school farm to be established in a 5.8 acre-field next to Totteridge Academy, in Barnet Lane, is to start off with a mini flock of Shetland sheep and several beehives.
Monday, 13 May 2019 10:53

Soloists past and present at QE Girls’ service

Guest soprano Penelope Martin-Smith with fellow vocalist, year-8 pupil Akua Nkansah at QE Girls’ School commemoration day service
Among the highlights at the annual commemoration day service for Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School were vocals by one of the youngest pupils and another by a past student whose musical training in Barnet inspired her to become an accomplished soprano.
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